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11.14.2014 Vol. 5 No. 11
Farewell to fall, c’est la vie
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Tasteful Thursdays
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Local musician bon voyage Philip Vukelich | Rawr
horoscopes The Argonaut
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Scorpio 10/23-11/21 In less than seven days, you’ll be on the road again. You just can’t wait to get on the road again.
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Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 The stars have aligned just in time to tell you to calm the heck down. There is no reason to be so uptight about stuff. Jeez. You’re going to get an ulcer or something.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19
The laid back attitude is great, until you realize you have a little over three weeks of school left and you haven’t attended that class once. You know what one.
Aquarius 1/20-2/18
Enjoy the little things in life, because one day you will realize they were big things. Mostly because those things will grow, because that’s how life works.
Pisces 2/19-3/20
Your productiveness from last week wore you down. It’s time to sit back,
relax and peruse an old copy of your favorite book.
Aries 3/21-4/19 A friend in need is a friend indeed. Help one of your buds out this weekend, even if it only means stopping by for dinner.
Taurus 4/20-5/20 You’re entrepreneurial side is showing a lot this week. Take pride in what you can accomplish and make some money too.
Gemini 5/21-6/21 It’s been written by some ethereal other that you ask too many questions. Keep an eye out for signs that these spirits are mad at you. Or maybe it’s just that you’re just sleep deprived and going insane.
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Cancer 6/22-7/22 Are you alive? The stars are flipping coins right now to see who gets a cold next. Stock up on vitamin C, because you have a 49 to 51 chance.
Leo 7/23-8/22 It’s all fun and games, until someone loses their cool. Then it just becomes a great ball of fire.
Virgo 8/23-9/22 The revelation you have recently made is that you don’t necessarily need to speak to communicate. You do, however, need to speak in order to cook with a friend.
Libra 9/23-10/22
A rigged cast of the runes all point to you being right about everything this week. Go forth and boast. Ungrateful sod.
Autumn Daze “Loveland” byMilky Chance
Autumn is in full effect, and although the changing leaves are pretty, the change of weather and early darkness has some people feeling a longing for warmer times. Good music, like the sun itself, provides happiness and a little warmth from the bitter winds.
“Loveland” is a song about the desire to run away with a loved one to any place, nowhere is too long a distance. Milky Chance uses a single acoustic guitar and subtle harmonies to set the simplistic mood of the song. The irony of the song’s simplicity is in its message: love isn’t simple.
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guitar is nearly nonexistent, so his voice and harmonies are what make this song so binding. The vulnerability of the lyrics can be heard in his voice.
“Read All About It” by Emeli Sandé (Stefan Biniak Bootleg) This song is an electronic remix to a beautiful R&B song about someone who has the power to make change, but is too afraid to. The electronic element goes very well with the inspiring lyrics. The song is positive and uplifting.
“Pusher” by Alt-J
“Put a Light On” by Generationals
Alt-J is known for his complex lyrics and sound, but the song “Pusher” from his new album, This Is All Yours, defies his usual style. The background
This short playlist will end on an optimistic note with a song by Generationals. This song begins with the lyrics, “It’s one wicked road, you’re going to make
it right.” It’s about turning the light on your problems and finding the good. The song has a steady beat and cheerful electronic melodies that make you forget about your worries.
“Riptide” by Vance Joy “Riptide” is an fast-paced indie folk song that describes young love. The ukulele in the beginning of the song creates images of being on a beach. Vance Joy’s use of twangy vocals throughout the chorus give the sensation that the singer is yelling these lyrics out to his lover. Wrap yourself in the warmth of this song and you’ll be catching the lyrics instead of a fall cold. Alexia Neal can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Album review: ‘1989’ by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift’s latest offering includes a foreword inside written by Swift herself. “For the last few years, I’ve woken up every day not wanting, but needing to write a new style of music. I needed to change the way I told my stories and the way they sounded … I was also writing a different storyline than I’d ever told you before.” Swift has undergone an interesting evolution over the years. She began as a country star, segued into a brief acting career, culminating in a surprisingly funny stint as a “Saturday Night Live” hostess and only two years ago fused her country roots with a Top 40 mentality, in the form of her album “Red.” In her newest album “1989,” Swift went full blown, crowd-pleasing pop.
when Swift tends to disappear into the Some were concerned Swift wouldn’t background. Swift seemed to look at be able to make the transition smoothlate ‘80s pop hits as inspiration — she ly, but this album manages to work in even says so in the foreword her favor… to an extent. — but this album isn’t meant The central theme of the to replace the classic songs of album is nostalgia. the era. It’s her interpretation The name of the album is of them. This is still a Top 40 also the year Taylor Swift was superstar, after all. born. When you hear tracks like When Swift gets things “Welcome To New York,” “I Wish right, she really gets things You Would” and “Style,” nostalBradley right. “How You Get The Girl” is gia is certainly the impression Burgess criminally enjoyable and could you get. However, the majority rawr even hold its own on the dance of the album gives off a more floor. “Shake It Off” is the centerpiece Top 40 vibe. of the album and Swift’s moment to What’s notable about the album is shine. “Blank Space” proves Swift can that Swift isn’t the only star. There are be a pop superstar. unique enough synth beats and percusThen there are songs like “Out Of sion to appeal to dance enthusiasts. The Woods,” which doesn’t necessarily But as a result, there are certain points
Chicken noodle soup A Crumbs Recipe Card Claire Whitley crumbs
Nothing is better than a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup when the cold seems to be closing in. My mom’s was always the best, and when I asked for a recipe, she didn’t have one. After much teasing and prodding, she told me the normal ingredients she used and I decided to run with it.
Ingredients 1 – 2 lbs chicken thighs 1 box chicken broth 4 bay leaves Baby carrots, chopped 1 small onion, chopped Egg noodles Rosemary Thyme Salt Pepper Garlic powder
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Layer chicken in a 9 x 12 pan. 3. Salt and pepper both sides, then add garlic, rosemary, thyme and 3 bay leaves. Be sure to add equal seasoning to both sides. 4. Once chicken is laid out flat and covered in seasoning, pour in about of the chicken broth box. 5. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through. 6. Let cool slightly before shredding. Keep the broth. 7. In a large, deep pot, sauté the onion and carrots in vegetable oil. 8. Pour in the chicken, including all of the broth it cooked in. 9. Add in the last bay leaf and the rest of the broth. 10. Bring everything to a boil. 11. Add in noodles and cook until soft. 12. Serve hot with Saltines and a cup of tea. Claire Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
stretch Swift’s songwriting skills and “Bad Blood,” which feels more like a Lorde single than a pop anthem. The drums on the latter even feel reminiscent of the song, “Royals.” “1989” is a weird mesh between old and new. It’s somewhere between the new funk-synth of the 1970s, and the throwback energy of HAIM’s “Days Are Gone.” Even with all that said, it’s hard not to enjoy the album for what it is — an energetic, youthful pop record. Hardcore fans of Swift’s earlier work probably won’t like this new album, but for new listeners, it stands enough on its own to merit a download. Bradley Burgess can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Tasteful Thursdays Moscow Food Co-op kicks off the holiday season with samples and live music Lyndsie Kiebert rawr
The Moscow Food Co-op may be 41 years old, but its age doesn’t reflect on the fresh and innovative take it has on everyday grocery shopping. According to Co-op Education and Outreach Coordinator Misty Amarena, the Co-op has always had roots in hard work and an appetite for healthy living. “We just started with a group of people that really had a passion for organic, natural food,” Amarena said. “They came together and worked really, really hard and it’s slowly grown from there.” Amarena said the Co-op being community owned creates a community-rich atmosphere. However, shopping at the store is not exclusive to owners. The Co-op prides itself in offering the Palouse organic and natural food choices that come from local and regional sources. Amarena said she believes this is part of what makes the Co-op beneficial to Moscow. “We’re all about empowering consumers to make the best choices for them, in terms of their health,” Amarena said. “We’re here to support and inform and be a resource for people.” The shifting seasons brings a change in the Co-op’s variety of produce, baked goods and local products. To emphasize this change and bring attention to seasonal treats, the Co-op is hosting Tasteful Thursdays every Thursday evening throughout the holiday season. Each week features new vendors, seasonal foods and live music
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Co-op kitchen manager Sean Knox sang and played guitar last Thursday night at the first Tasteful Thursday, Uncorked and Unplugged. from various local artists. Nov. 6 featured the first Tasteful Thursday of the 2014 holiday season. It was titled “Uncorked and Unplugged,” referencing the wine tastings and acoustic music in the event. The aisles of the Co-op were scattered with local farmers and merchants, all showing off samples of their livelihoods. Kate Jaeckel, who owns and operates
Orchard Farm in Moscow, was at Uncorked and Unplugged to showcase her botanically based body care products, which are sold at the Co-op year-round. “Our business has been up and running for 12 years, and the Co-op has been our cornerstone,” Jaeckel said. Upcoming Tasteful Thursdays will feature Paradise Creek Brewery, massage thera-
pists and Derick Jiwan, a local henna tattoo artist who will donate his proceeds from Tasteful Thursdays to local charitable organizations. Amarena said the Co-op’s roots in the community, combined with the opportunity for consumers to meet vendors face-to-face is what makes Tasteful Thursdays not only important for the business,
but for growing the natural foods community and Moscow as a whole. The Moscow Food Co-op will host Tasteful Thursdays every Thursday, excluding Nov. 27, until Dec. 18. The event is from 4:30-7:30 p.m. and takes place throughout the store. Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Halloween falls into Christmas
Are advertisers capitalizing on the holidays prematurely?
now almost as much of an Halloween decorations event as Thanksgiving itself. disappeared almost as quickAmericans have always ly as they appeared. They realized the retail postruck without warntential of holidays. In ing and then they fact, in 1939 President were gone, ghosting Franklin D. Roosaway, just like the evelt actually pushed ghouls they portray. Thanksgiving forward As the last Hallowa week in an effort een revelers staggered to give consumers home, retail clerks Cy more time to shop for were already busy at Whitling Christmas presents as work. Pumpkins and rawr America tried to move spiders are replaced through the Great Depreswith Christmas trees and sion. The retail benefits of this turkeys. The song “Thriller” change were negligible and it fades into Christmas carols. messed up the schedules of Graveyards become Nativcountless Americans, but it ity scenes and chocolate did give FDR the dubious perk pumpkins are replaced with of having a holiday named chocolate Santas. after him, as critics dubbed As the saying goes, “there the event “Franksgiving.” ain’t no rest for the wicked,” Now, we consistently and there’s even less rest for celebrate Thanksgiving on the advertisers and marketers. fourth Thursday of November, These hearty souls spend but the spirit that spawned their lives anticipating and “Franksgiving” is still alive. planning for Christmas. Every Instead of pushing the day is focused on an upcomholiday around, advertisers ing annual event. simply kick off their ChristIt’s a constant cycle. Back mas promotions prematurely. to school sale, Halloween, Slowly but surely, every year Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, 4th of July. the Christmas decorations go up a little earlier. At the curThe circle spins around, peprent rate, Christmas decorapered with minor holidays tions will start going up the and sales. Monday after Easter in the This machine is always in not-so-distant future. motion, but this is the season Regardless of your beliefs where it is most prominent. about the sanctity, or lack We are coming up on some thereof, of the holidays, it of the biggest holidays of is undeniable advertising is the year, and the options for inexorably linked to them in advertisers are endless. If you American culture. The line are in the business of selling between holiday decorations anything, your child’s Christmas presents often depend on and advertising collateral is so how many Christmas presents blurred it is almost irrelevant. According to the advertiseyou can sell to other people. ments, Christmas is nearly All the stops are pulled here, everything is on sale out in this last ditch effort to and carols are filling the air. make a profit before the year Don’t be a Scrooge and “bah, is over. humbug” the holidays away, Because of its proximity to but don’t let advertising deChristmas, Thanksgiving has fine them either. become almost inexorably Cy Whitling linked to shopping. Black Frican be reached at day and Cyber Monday have arg-arts@uidaho.edu slowly gained ground and are
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Farewell Bart
One World Cafe was able to hear Bart Budwig sing his music one more time before he left town to move to Enterprise, Oregon.
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Local musician and sound technician Bart Budwig has made it to a point in life many people dream of — the point where they can quit their day job to pursue their true passions. Budwig, who grew up in Moscow, will leave the community and the people he’s come to love for a fresh start in Enterprise, Oregon, where he’ll be able to pursue music full time. “I just want to go all in for a while,” Budwig said. “It’s what I need to do, and I’m at the right point in life for that.” Budwig left this week for a tour with Portland bands, Radiation City and Wild Ones. He’ll be accompanying the bands as a sound technician, which calls for skills making up only a portion of his repertoire. Budwig comes from a musical family, and though he said he can’t remember the first time he picked up a trumpet, his love for music began somewhere around that time. He grew up playing the trumpet, and said he and his family would even go Christmas caroling as a fourpiece brass band. Later, Budwig learned to play the guitar and began songwriting as a way to deal with tragedy in his life. Budwig’s mother was killed in a car accident when he was only 12 years old, six years later, another ac-
cident took the life of his best friend. The incidents, Budwig said, have influenced his music, which he used as a tool to grieve and express his feelings the only way he knew how. While tragic, Budwig said music and a supportive community and family helped him deal with the losses and have made him a better person. He doesn’t define himself by the tragedies, but rather embraces them as part of his history. “Everyone experiences loss in life,” Budwig said. “I’m a person of great hope. I think loss, when dealt with, makes you a beautiful person.” Budwig describes his music as deep and dark, yet contains characteristics of his generally fun-loving, charismatic personality. Growing up in Moscow and becoming active in the local music scene has afforded Budwig the benefit of extensive community connections. From the people at Bucer’s Coffeehouse and Pub who recognize him instantly, who stop to say hi and are greeted with a friendly hug from Bart, to the musicians and the people he’s worked with for years, it seems Budwig knows or is known by just about everyone in Moscow. Now, he’ll be starting over in Oregon, but he said he’s already started to build a community there as well. “It’s definitely difficult to leave,” Budwig said. “For me, having that backbone of community is really important. I’ve built relationships with people. I respect them and they respect me. The scary thing is going
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A local musician’s passion for music draws him away from Moscow
somewhere new, but I’m in the right place for it and I’ve connected with great people there, and that’s important.” Budwig will live in an apartment attached to a theater in Enterprise, where he’ll run sound as part of his rental agreement. The connection to the theater is six years in the making, as he’ll be working for a long-time friend and fellow musician. The affordable living arrangement is what will make it possible for Budwig to pursue his own music full time. Between his work as a sound technician for other groups and his personal music aspirations, Budwig said he’s already lined up three months of work and is still actively booking gigs. “I don’t want to limit myself, so my plan is to just go there and work and play shows,” Budwig said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but that’s the beauty of it.” Through his extensive musical quests, Budwig said his hard work and dedication is the thing that’s helped him be successful, find work and make connections. His only advice to people wanting to pursue a similar path is to “be passionate, work really hard and do it for a long time.” “I’m just really thankful for the music community and Moscow,” Budwig said. “It’s hugely shaped me and who I am as an artist.” Kaitlyn Krasselt can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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On average, female students have been getting better grades than males in every subject for the last century.
A boisterous, bold and carefree girl; a tomboy.
A cubic inch of human bone is four times stronger than concrete. During the Islamic Golden Age, scientists were paid what would be the equivalent of a professional athlete in today’s monetary value.
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The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell It gets super cold in Moscow. How are you not cold all the time?
I guess I just adapted to it. The cold isn’t that bad, but I found some ways to stay warm.
...Such as having a heat-producing dragon hide in my sweatshirt. ZZZZZ...
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Why UI students are thankful for the commons and SUB... “I’d be lost without a place to print my homework!” -Phillip Barnes “They both provide such a comfortable space to hangout, especially during the holidays.” - Sadie Hanigan “There is always something going on and something new to learn about! The Commons & SUB bring people together.” -Korbin McDonald
Remember to be thankful this Thanksgiving!
Idaho Commons: 885 . 2667 info@uidaho.edu
Student Union: 885 . 4636 www.uidaho.edu/sub